mytiloid

English

Etymology

translingual Mytilus (“genus of mussels”) +‎ -oid

Adjective

mytiloid (comparative more mytiloid, superlative most mytiloid)

1. (zoology) Resembling or relating to the genus Mytilus or family Mytilidae.

Noun

mytiloid (plural mytiloids)

1. A member of the genus Mytilus or family Mytilidae.

References

• “mytiloid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.